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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797596803321

Autore

Oloka-Onyango J.

Titolo

Battling over human rights : twenty essays on law, politics and governance / / J. Oloka-Onyango

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mankon, Cameroon : , : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

9956-762-15-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (530 p.)

Disciplina

341.481

Soggetti

Human rights

International law

World politics

Human rights - Uganda

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Overview""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Part I - Theoretical Approaches to Global Issues""; ""1. Behind And Beyond The �Arab Spring�: History, Philosophy and Politics in Contemporary Human Rights Struggles""; ""The Human Rights Idea: Historical and Philosophical Roots""; ""Constitutionalizing Human Rights: The International Bill of Rights and its Progeny""; ""Human Rights In The 21st Century: Challenges And Opportunities""

""Some Preliminary Lessons From The Arab �Spring� For Human Rights Struggles Today""""2. Clipping The Wings Of The International Criminal Court (ICC): Assessing African Responses To Contemporary International Justice""; ""From Where Have We Come?""; ""So What�s Really Wrong With The ICC?""; ""Towards A Reconciliation""; ""Conclusion""; ""3. On Race, Development, Responsibility To Protect (R2P) And The ICC: A Critique Of David Chandler""; ""Dissecting The Chandler Approach To International Relations""; ""4. From Classroom To Praxis: The Role Of The Legal Academic In The Public Arena""

""5. The International Jim Crow: Globalization, Poverty And Contemporary Expressions Of Racial Discrimination""""Who Is “In



The Loop�?""; ""Comprehending Globalization""; ""Human Rights And Racial Discrimination: The General Picture""; ""The Nexus Between Globalization And Racism, Racial Discrimination And Xenophobia""; ""Immigration and Migration""; ""Racism And Globalization In The Post-9-11 Environment""; ""Conclusion""; ""Part II - Addressing Regional Questions""; ""6. Truth and Reconciliation Commissions: Assessing the African Experience""

""Truth and Reconciliation Commissions: The Experience""""Revisiting the Truth Commissions Approach""; ""The Debate On Truth Commissions And Justice""; ""Conclusion""; ""7. Towards A Pan-East African Citizenship And Identity: A Bird�s Eye View""; ""East Africa Today: The State Of Citizenship, Identity And Nationality Struggles""; ""Hatukushirikishwa! Land, Property And Access To Resources""; ""Revisiting The Marginalized: The Situation Of Indigenous And Minority Peoples""; ""On Displacement: Migrants, Refugees And Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS)""

""Reconceptualising Citizenship and Identity""""8. Who Owns The East African Community?""; ""A Short Point On Our Collective History""; ""From The Tripartite Commission To EAC-2""; ""On The Question Of Representation And The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA)""; ""A Note On The East African Court Of Justice""; ""Towards An East African Federation: The Ultimate In Ownerships?""; ""Revisiting The Issue Of Political Good Will And Regional Citizenship""; ""On Civil Societies and Working from Top-Down To Bottom-Up""

""9. From The Outside Looking In: Unleashing The Skeletons Of Truth, Justice And Reconciliation In Kenya""

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings together twenty think-pieces on contemporary Human Rights issues at the international, regional and national level by one of Africa's foremost scholars of International Human Rights and Constitutional Law, J. Oloka-Onyango. Ranging from the 'Arab Spring' to the Right to Education, the collection is both an in-depth analysis of discrete topics as well as a critical reflection on the state of human rights around the world today. Taking up issues such as the African reaction to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the question of truth and reconciliation before the outbreak of post-election violence in Kenya and the links between globalization and racism, the book is a tour de force of issues that are both unique as well as pertinent to human rights struggles around the world.